Miss S and Mr. M have a completely different view of rules than Miss B and Mr. C did when they were younger. Take the baby gate for instance. Sometimes we use a baby gate to block off certain rooms. For instance, if we wanted to vacuum the floor and didn't want Miss B trying to do battle with the vacuum cleaner. When we put the baby gate up, Miss B and Mr. C would just sit and look at it. They didn't try going over or through the gate. Miss S and Mr. M have a different view of things. They see the gate as more of a challenge. Like a game that they have to play to get to where we are. They have no respect for the gate, and the gate has been no match for them. Ever. Not even when they were small.

They only stayed on the other side of the gate this time because we kept the treats coming.

The littles also have very little respect for the garden. Miss S has discovered that she can jump, but rather than stopping at Mom's chair like Miss B did, she discovered that she can jump into the raised garden boxes. She and Mr. M also discovered that cherry tomatoes are fairly tasty. That would be bad enough, but they also showed this discovery to Miss B and Mr. C. They trampled the one surviving tomato plant trying to get the tomatoes off.

Miss S looking at the neighbor dog from the garden.

Miss S looking through the fence.

Miss B and Mr. C have picked up a few of their bad habits but really like them anyway. They are very protective of the littles... Except when one of them poops on the rug. Then they are on their own.

Mr. C rushing in to save the day.

Mr. C stepping between the unruly dogs in the back and the littles.

Mr. M: " I got this."

Miss B keeping an eye on the situation

Group play

Mr. M is so glad he has his very own pet dog. Mr. C makes a good pillow.